One of my favorite parables: Who Knows What is Good and What is Bad?
"When an old farmer’s stallion won a prize at a country show, his neighbor called round to congratulate him, but the old farmer said, “Who knows what is good and what is bad?”
The next day some thieves came and stole the valuable animal. When the neighbor came to commiserate with him, the old man replied, “Who knows what is good and what is bad?”
A few days later the spirited stallion escaped from the thieves and joined a herd of wild mares, leading them back to the farm. The neighbor called in to share the farmer’s joy, but the farmer responded, “Who knows what is good and what is bad?”
The following day, while trying to break in one of the mares, the farmer’s son got thrown and fractured his leg. The neighbor called to share the farmer’s sorrow, but the old man’s attitude remained the same as before.
The following week the army passed by, forcibly conscripting soldiers for the war, but they did not take the farmer’s son because he couldn’t walk. And the neighbor thought to himself, “Who knows what is good and what is bad?” realizing that the old farmer must be a Taoist sage."
we should be actively supporting anybody brave enough to deploy defi experiments onchain. thats part of why summer 2020 was so fun. lots of stuff broke. lots of stuff needed iterated. but some of the protocols that came out of that era are still cornerstones of defi/crypto today
hey chat I won this @gremplin toad on @token_works FWA. I'm really torn about whether I take the money or take the toad bc it's a really solid toad. talk to me chat